Reviewed by: Demented Fantasy , from Valencia

Summary:
This trail is terrible! Stay away, do not come down from the North. Leave this trail off your list. The Pros that train here and race here every year do not know anything. Just a little sarcasm.
After the fires a couple months ago the trail was tore up from the bulldozers but both inner and outer loops are becoming quite nice again. Gotta keep riding the single track to pack it down. Overall this ride is probably intermediate but becomes a little more advanced if you add the outer loop with its roller coaster single track. Enjoy!

Recommended Route:
Follow the paved WARM UP Path to the Northeast corner of the lower lake. You will see a white water tank. The trail starts just pass the tank.

Reviewed by: Hack , from Castaic

Summary:
About 7 miles of riding. A couple fun single track sections. A couple moderate hills to climb. Nothing's been bulldozed for a golf course. I think that guy is on crack. All these trails are within the park and will remain untouched by development

Recommended Route:
There are several different routes you can take here. It's not highly rated on this page, but I really enjoy riding here (I live almost on the trail) Go through the entrance, hang a left, ride down the road until it comes to the bottom of the hill that climbs up to the top of the damn. There is a trail head on the left and right of the road. I usually take the one on the right and follow it up and through the whole park. Nice hourlong ride.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Towsley is the best ride in Valencia area. Or Mt. Pinos up north

Reviewed by: Steve , from Valencia

Summary:
Good overall trail. The course was plowed in June as another noted, but has been ridden enough to be fun again. Lots of climbing and many singletrack options make this a fun ride. If you take all the s/t opts then 2/3 of the ride is s/t. The MESP course mainly follows the fireroad, you got to do the singletrack!

Recommended Route:
Park at Castaic Sports Complex (5FWY off at Parker (RT) to Castaic (RT) down 1/4 MI on left, Park. Ride back to Parker and go Right (now Ridge Rte) past Lake Hughes Rd to Park entrance. Enter and make 1st left and go to far parking area where trailhead starts (look for paved ramp at curb on left). Take trail past water tank and make 1st Rt, follow around trees and keep right to singletrack climb. Continue on course to upper lake campground area where you'll cross the paved road. Continue across rd past gate onto fireroad follow to top and look for tracks cutting to rt and back (singletrack that parallels fireroad). Either way you go you'll come to another singletrack (s/t) option that drops down to the lake, runs around the lakeside (~1mi) then climbs back up to the fireroad (f/r). Continue rt on the f/r and look for another s/t taking off on rt that parallels fireroad again. When you come to the gate (end of f/r) bear left onto s/t and follow ~2mi to fork. The trail going rt & up is the "Pro-loop" and will take you to the "Grapevine DH course" which is off the top, just look for the s/t that starts at the bottom of the fist DH. It's a fun DH, rollercoaster like, crosses the f/r once and then terminates at the bottom gate just shy of the trailhead. If you skip the Pro-loop just continue on the left trail and you'll pick up the lower portion of the DH course and end up at the same place.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
San Fernando Road, Charlie/Tapia cyns, Towsley Cyn, East Cyn, 5 Deer.

Reviewed by: Dave , from Valencia

Summary:
Was there yesterday, the courses have been bulldozed in preperation for a Golf course (BARF). I have taken it off my list of places to ride.

Recommended Route:
MESP race course-XC & DH

Other recommended trails in the same area:
San Fernando Rd. at the 14 Fwy. Long fire road climb with single track options at the top.